{"id":8179,"date":"2015-09-17T13:32:18","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T18:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=8179"},"modified":"2022-12-11T09:11:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T15:11:53","slug":"look-for-flippable-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/look-for-flippable-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Look for ‘Flippable’ Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Janice Florent<\/p>\n

With all the discussion around flipped classrooms<\/a> and flipped learning, educators are asking \"How do you determine what can be flipped?\" In addition to this question, educators are wondering when and where flipped strategies are best integrated into the learning environment. Some topics lend themselves more easily to flipped strategies than others. Lesson plans generally have the opportunity for at least one \"flippable moment.\"<\/p>\n

In a Faculty Focus<\/a> article, Dr. Barbi Honeycutt, Director of Graduate Professional Development and Teaching Programs at North Carolina State University, writes,<\/p>\n

When you sit down to plan your lesson, always begin by asking yourself, \u201cWhat should students DO<\/strong> to achieve the learning outcomes for this lesson?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dr. Honeycutt goes on to suggest four areas where educators might find a \u201cflippable moment.\u201d Those four areas are:<\/p>\n

#1. Look for confusion.<\/h3>\n

Ask yourself, \u201cWhat\u2019s the most difficult or challenging part of this lesson?\u201d \u201cWhere do I anticipate students\u2019 having problems or encountering difficulty?\u201d These are the places in your lesson that would benefit from flipped strategies. Re-think this section of your lesson and design an activity for students to engage in.<\/p>\n

#2. Look for the fundamentals.<\/h3>\n

Ask yourself, \u201cWhat\u2019s the most fundamental, most essential, and most critical part of today\u2019s lesson?\u201d \u201cWhat MUST students know before they can move forward?\u201d Some may argue fundamental knowledge isn\u2019t what needs to be flipped, but if this is an essential skill your students need to develop before moving on, then it might be the perfect place to flip your approach.<\/p>\n

#3. Look at your extra credit question.<\/h3>\n

Ask yourself, \u201cWhat makes this an extra credit question?\u201d \u201cHow could I turn this extra credit question into an activity or project for all of the students?\u201d Extra credit questions are often designed to test the next level of thinking by moving students beyond memorization or comprehension, and therefore they can provide the perfect opportunity to flip your lesson. <\/p>\n

#4. Look for boredom.<\/h3>\n

Ask yourself, \u201cAre the students bored?\u201d \u201cAm I bored?\u201d Boredom will destroy a learning environment. When you come to a point in your lesson or course when boredom strikes, it\u2019s time to flip your approach. Design a task for your students to DO. Instead of continuing to lecture to them, take an actively passive approach and step to the side. Put them in pairs or groups. Pose a challenge. Allow them to design or evaluate something. Give them the space to struggle, practice, and imagine \u201cwhat if?\u201d so they are challenged and inspired. That\u2019s the power of the flip.<\/p>\n

If you found this information interesting, you can read more in the Faculty Focus article \u201cLooking for 'Flippable' Moments in Your Class<\/a>.\u201d Also check out my previous blog post \"To Flip or Not to Flip<\/a>?\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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